Regenerator



Dec. l5, 1931.

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REGENERATOR Filed March 26. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gmemtoc n, Mw@

rau-ated Dec. 15,- 1931 '-U'Nrrao ...s TA' TES: PATE FORD GLASS comm, OF romeno; OHIO, A CORPORATION or OHIO REGENERATOR v.Application `iled March 26, 1930. Serial No. 489,241.

This invention rela-'tes' to reversible regenerative furnaces and more particularlyto improvements in the regenerators thereof.

' While particularly applicable lfor use in 5l connection with furnaces employed in the lli" the primary purposes sought by all regenerative chambers. However, in the reversgases pass a yconsiderable distance downward- Nr OFFICE f WILLIBALD mums, or PITTSBURGH,- rENNsYLvAmA, AssIGNoR rro Imaam-OWENS;

ly through the checker-work before theyare spread appreciablyso that in the upper half of the checker-work and also between the streams of gases and at one -side of the streams, there are practically dead 'air spaces with only secondary circulation. This nonuniformity of flow consequently results in a f much greater fuel consumption and cuts down to a considerable extent the efficiency of the furnace. i n, l

The primary object of the present invention is the provisionof a novel furnace construction for effecting uniformity of iow of the incoming air and outgoing gases through the checker-chamber to theend thatsubstanible regenerative furnaces ordinarily em-/tially the entire checker-work may be utiployed in'the production of molten glass,the incoming air and outgoingl gases are not-uni- 'f-U formly spread ordistributed throughout the entire checker-chambers with the result that due to this non-uniformity of flow, only about the checker-Work are apt to channel so that a large quantity of the waste gas is not 3* brought into contact with the brick surface, with the result that a large quantity of heat units is wasted because they are not Vabsorbed by the checker-work. When the draft u is reversed and the air and gas forced through the checker-work, the incoming air or gas is also apt to channel -through the checkerwork and not be brought into contact with the brick surface so that'the air or gas is -not heated quickly to the temperature desired 0 before it reaches the place. of combustion. Channeling, due to the momentum of the incoming air, not only interferes' with the efficiency of heat transfer but also throws too r much air into the end port away from. the air inlet and calls for additional regulation of air flow which isdifficult to Obtain. j

The non-uniformity 'of the flow of air through the checker-work creates virtuallyl lized resulting in a substantial savi in fuel Another object 'of the invention is the provision of a regenerator of. improved construction whereby the channeling of the i incoming air and outgoing gases therethroughand which is caused by inertia, kine'tic energy or momentum is materially reduced if-not entirely prevented.

Another object of the invention is to provide a checker-Work wherein the bricks thereof are so arranged as to better distribute the doWnflowing gas 'streams andto increase the effective area of heating surface and 'to likewise increase the velocity of iow and thus ythe heat transfer.

vA further object of the invention is the provision of ballie means arranged within the checker-chambers beneath the checker-l work so as to give a practically uniform upward flow throughout the checker-work and improveduniformity for the downward flow of gas, said baffling means also tending to improve the uniformity of iiow through the furnace ports.

Other Objects and advantages of the inven-l tion will become more apparent during the course of the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame, l

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one end of a furnace partially broken away to better show the improved regenerator provided by the present invention, and

Fig. 2 is a transverse section through ap proximately one half of the furnace.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 5 designates the melting end of a glass tank furnace, the glass batch being introduced into said furnace at one end and melted therein to produce a mass of molten glass 6, the molten glass then being causedto How through the f urnace toward the `point of emergence where it is removed and worked into the desired kind of glassware. j

Arranged along each side of the melting end 5 of the furnace is the re enerative heat-- ing means 7, including a c eckerschamber comprising the outer side walls 8 and 9 and being divided by a vertical wall 10 into gas and air chambers 11 and 12 respectively within which are arranged the brick checker-works 13 and 14. The gas and air chambers 11 and l2, together with the checkerworks 13 and 14, extend substantially the entire length of the melting zone of the fur nace as shown in Fig. 1. The gas chamber 1l is provided with the checker-arches 15 for supporting the checker-work 13, while similar checker-arches 16 are provided in air chamber 12 for supporting the checker-work 14, said checker-arches 15 and 16 forming distributing siaces or flues 17 and 18 beneath the chec {er-works, each flue being in communication at one end with a main flue 19. Leading upwardly from the gas and air chambers 11 and 12 are a plurality of pairs of uptakes or passageways 20 and 21 respectively, each pair merging into a horizontal passage 22 terminating in a port 23. Vhile the furnace has been herein described and illustrated in the 4drawings as being provided with a double regenerator, it is to be strictly understood that the present invention applies just as well to a single rege-nerator as to a double regenerator. i

In accordance with this invention, the

bricks forming the upper courses of the checker-works 13v and 14 are arranged relatively closer to one another as indicated at 24 than are the bricks of the adjacent lower courses whereby to provide comparatively small passages therethrough in order to more 'thoroughly and eieiently' distribute or spread the downflowing gas streams, thereby Y bringingthe waste gases into intimate contact with the bricks so that the heat therefrom Y is readily and quickly absorbed., Also, the

bricks in the lower courses of the checkerworks are placed considerably closer together as indicated at 25 than the bricks of the adjacent upper courses whereby to increase the heating surface and also to increase the velocity of flow and thus the heat transfer. While only the bricks of the two upper be arranged in this manner as preferred. The

bricks of the checker-work herein provided are so arranged that the heat is quickly and readily given up to the air and that the bricks in turn quickly absorb heat units from the waste gases as the latter are passed through the checker-chamber. It is desirable to obtain a considerable increase in the velocity of the incoming air as it passes upwardly through the lowermost layers or courses of the checker-work and also an increase in the velocity of the gases as they pass downwardly through the uppermostlayers or courses thereof, since only by such an increase in velocity can a regulating effect be obtained. It is also necessary that this difference in velocities be obtained within a few layers of checker-brick only. Therefore, the openings in the bottom and'in the top layers or courses of the checker-work are about one-half or one-third the size of the openings in the other courses whereby the desired increase in velocities may be achieved.

There is also provided within each of the chambers 11 and l2 beneath the corresponding checker-work, bafe means 26 and 27, each including a horizontal arched baffle plate 28 supported at its opposite sides by the supports 29 and having its forward end upturned as at 30. The horizontal bafe plates 28 of the baflie means 26 and 27 are arranged at different levels with the plate of baflie 26 being placed lower than the plate of baffle 27. The upturned ends 30 preferably project slightly above and fit tightly against the checker-arches 15 and 16. Thus, eachbafile is adapted to intercept a given fraction of the air flow entering through flue 19 and direct it upwardly. It has been actually demonstrated that the provision of these baiies will cause a more even and uniform distribution of the incoming air or gas within the checker-chamber and also the outgoing gases with the result thatl the checker-work will be more thoroughly utilized thanuhas heretofore been the case by causing a more uniform distribution of the air and gases within the checker-chamber. The invention provides for thelabsorption 4of a maximum quantity of heatfiin-its from the waste gases and also for the transfer of these heat units to theincoming air and gas. Thus, the incoming -air or gas will be quickly heated to the temperature desired before it reaches the place of consumption.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as the preferred embodiment of the same, and that various changesy in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the I spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims. v `l I claim:

, 1. A regenerator comprising a regenerative chamber having an inlet at one end, checker-work arranged within the chamber' and spaced from the bottom thereof to provide a passage therebeneath, and baflie means positioned within the passage beneath the,

checker-work and in line with said inlet.

2. -A regenerator comprising a regenerative chamber, checker-Work arranged within the chamber and spaced from the bottom thereof to provide a passage therebeneath, and horizontal baiie plates positioned within said passage beneath the checker-work and horizontally spaced from one another.

3. A regenerator comprising a regenerative chamber having an -inlet at one end, checker-work arranged within the chamber and spaced from the bottom thereof to provide a passage therebeneath, and a horizon? tal baffle plate positioned within the passage beneath the checker-work and in line ,with said inlet, said baflie plate having an upturned endat the end remote from the inlet.

4. A regenerator comprising a regenerative chamber, checker-work arranged within the chamber and spaced from thebottom thereof to provide a passage therebeneath, i

and horizontal baie plates positioned within said passage beneath the checker-work, said plates ybeing horizontally spaced from one another and arranged at different levels.

5. A regenerato'r comprising a regenerative chamber having an inlet at one end, checker-work arranged within the chamber and spaced from the bottom thereof to provide a passage therebeneath, and horizontal baflie` plates positioned within said passage beneath the checker-work, said plates being horizontally spaced from one another and the plate remote from said inlet'being arranged -at a lower level than the plate adjacent thereto.'

tive-chamber having an inlet at one end, checker-work arranged-within the chamber and spaced from the bottom thereof to provide a passage therebeneath, and horizontal baille plates positioned within said passage A the inlet.

beneath the checker-work, said plates being horizontally spaced from one another and the plate remote from said inlet being arrangedv at a lower level than the plateadjacent'thereto, the Vplates being provided with upturneden ds at their ends remote from 7.- A regenerator comprising a regenerative chamber having an inlet at one'end, checker-work arranged within the chamber and spaced from the bottom thereof to provide. a passage therebeneath, and means ypo sitioned within the passage" beneath the checker-work and in line with said inlet for intercepting a givenefiiaction of the air iow i entering through the inlet and directingM it upwardly.

' 8. A regenerator comprising ha regenera- 70' vide a passage therebeneath, and a-plurality .of members positioned within the passage be- `,neath and the checker-workand in line with said inlet for .intercept-ing a given fraction of the. air flow entering through the inlet and directing it upwardly.

9. A regenerator comprising la regenerative chamber, checker-work arranged within the chamber and spaced from'the bottom thereof' to provide a passage therebeneath,

lsaid checker-work comprising a plurality of courses of brick extending-in horizontal di`- rections and Aplaced in rows 1n vertical directions, with alternate courses crossing lone another at substantially right angles so as to present vertical passages between the bricks, the bricks, in the upper courses being relatively closer together than the bricks in the adjacent lower courses, and'horizontal baliie plates positioned within the passage beneath the checker-work andhorizontally spaced from one another.

l0. A regenerator. comprising a regenerative chamber, checker-work arranged within thechamber and spaced from the bottom thereof to provide al passage therebeneath, said checker-work comprising aplurality of courses of brick extending in horizontal directions and placed in rows in vertical directions, with alternate courses crossing one another at substantially right angles so as to present vertical passages between the bricks, the bricks in the upper and lower courses being relatively 'closer vtogether than the v Zontally spaced from one another. 6. A regenerator comprising a regeneral1. A regenerator [comprising a regenerative chamber having an inlet at one end, checker-work arranged within the chamber and spaced from the bottom thereof to provide a passage therebeneath, said checkerwork comprising a plurality of courses of i brick extending in horizontal directions and placed in rowsf in vertical directions, -with alternate courses crossing one anotherv at s'ubstantially right angles so as to present vertical passages between the bricks, the bricks in the upper courses being relatively closer together than the bricks in the adjacent lower lcourses, and horizontal baiile plates positioned within said passage beneathv the checkerwork, said baiiie plates being .horizontally spaced from one another with the plate remote from said inlet being positioned at a lower level than the plate adjacent thereto.

\1.'. 12. A regenerator comprising a regener- 0 plate ative chamber having an inlet at one end, checker-work arranged Within the chamber andl spaced from the bottom thereof to provide a passage therebeneath, said checkerwork comprising a plurality of courses of brick extending in horizontal directions and placed in rows in vertical directions, with alternate courses crossing one another at substantially right angles so as to present vertical passages between the bricks, the bricks in the upper and lower courses being relatively closer together than the bricks in the intermediate courses, and'horizontal bale plates positioned I checker-work, said baile plates being horizontally spaced from one another withV the remote from said inlet being positioned at a lower level than the plate adjacent thereto. r

13. A regenerator comprising a regenerative chamber having an inlet at one end,

Y checker-work arranged within the'chamber and spaced from the bottom thereof to provide a passage therebeneath, `said checker- Work comprising a plurality ot courses of brick extending in horizontal directions and placed in rows in vertical "directions, with alternate courses crossing one another at substantially right angles so asgto present' vertical passages between the bricks, the bricks in the upper courses being relatively closer together than the bricks in the adjacent lower courses, and horizontal baille plates posi-f tioned Witlnn said passage beneath the checker-work and horizontally spaced from one another, said plates belng arranged at different levels and having upturned ends at Y their ends remote from said lnlet.

14. A regenerator comprising a regenerative chamber having anV inlet atene end, checker-Work arranged within the chamber and spaced from the bottom thereof to provide a passage therebeneath, said checkerwork comprising a plurality of courses of brick extending in horizontal directions and placed in rows 1n vertical directions, withalternate courses crossing one another at substantially right angles so as to present vertical passages between the bricks, the bricks in the upper and lower courses being relatively closer together than the bricks in the intermediate courses, and horizontal baffle plates positioned Within said passage beneath the -checker-work and horizontally spaced from one another, said plates being arranged at different levels and having upturned endsat their ends remote from said inlet. .y

Signed at Pittsburgh, in the county of Alle gheny and State of Pennsylvania, this 21st day of March, 1930.

WILLIBALD TRINKS.

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